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Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington … still no funding to widen the single-lane section of the Mundubbera-Durong Road (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 16, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local MP Member Deb Frecklington is disappointed there’s not more in Tuesday’s State Budget to benefit the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington pointed to the fact no funding had been allocated for an upgrade of Tanduringie Creek Bridge, despite funding set aside for planning in a previous Budget.<\/p>\n

The bridge, on Kingaroy-Cooyar Road, was the site of a “near miss” involving a school bus in 2020.<\/p>\n

And while she was pleased funding had been announced to seal a section of the Bunya Mountains-Maidenwell Road, she questioned why works would not start before 2024-25.<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington said regional road upgrades and maintenance continued to be neglected, citing\u00a0Mundubbera-Durong Road, Kilkivan-Tansey Road, Memerambi-Gordonbrook Road and Running Creek Bridge on Brooweena-Woolooga Road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Labor\u2019s Big Black Hole (Cross River Rail) sucks up all the cash, regional road users are left to deal with more potholes, dodgy bridges and unsafe roads,” she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLabor just doesn\u2019t get the importance of these regional roads to our local community.”<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington said other items that were overlooked included:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • A paediatrician for the South Burnett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Flashing lights outside Kilkivan P-10 school, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Barlil Weir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Mrs Frecklington said water was a major issue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The State Budget has allocated an extra\u00a0$70 million\u00a0in funding for the Building Our Regions program to support council infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n

        Regional councils will be able to bid for the funding from this program over the next three years to improve their water and sewerage systems.<\/p>\n

        However, Mrs Frecklington said the $70 million was for the whole of the State and would not stretch far, considering the South Burnett needed about $12 million by itself, and the Toowoomba Regional Council required about $30 million.<\/p>\n

        And Mrs Frecklington described the State Government’s revaluation of the Queensland Titles Registry as “ridiculous”.<\/p>\n

        The\u00a0Registry has been revalued from $4.2 billion to $7.8 billion in 12 months. Moving it into a new Future Fund now also technically lowers the State\u2019s net debt.<\/p>\n

        Mrs Frecklington said the LNP had queried the original $4.2 billion figure, as both the Victorian and NSW registries were valued at under $3 billion.<\/p>\n

        “When the Treasurer came out with the $8 billion figure, it was just embarrassing,” she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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